Didier Guillaume

Didier Guillaume (11 May 1959-) was the Socialist Senator for Drome from 2008 to 2018 and the Agriculture Minister of France from 16 October 2018 (succeeding Stephane Travert).

Biography
Didier Guillaume was born in Bourg-de-Peage, France on 11 May 1959, and he worked as a Treasury agent before entering politics with the Socialist Party. He served as a Rhone-Alpes regional councillor from 1992 to 1998, Mayor of Bourg-de-Peage from 1995 to 2004, a General Councilor of Drome from 1998 to 2015, a Senator for Drome from 2008 to 2018, and Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2018. On 29 January 2020, Guillaume announced that a ban on the culling of unwanted male chicks would be enacted by the end of 2021.